Fascination
noun
The state of being very interested or attracted by something.
She has a fascination for old churches.
Often appears as...
- have a fascination
- develop a fascination
noun
A thing or person that very strongly attracts or interests you.
The fascination of the city never fails to impress tourists.
Often appears as...
- the fascination of
- fascination with
noun
The power to irresistibly attract or interest people.
Her fascination lies in her unique style of writing.
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- her fascination
- their fascination
noun
The state of being very interested or attracted by something.
She has a fascination for old churches.
Often appears as...
- have a fascination
- develop a fascination
noun
A thing or person that very strongly attracts or interests you.
The fascination of the city never fails to impress tourists.
Often appears as...
- the fascination of
- fascination with
noun
The power to irresistibly attract or interest people.
Her fascination lies in her unique style of writing.
Often appears as...
- her fascination
- their fascination
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Personal Engagement
Indicates a personal interest or hobby that captivates one's attention regularly.
His fascination with model trains fills his spare time.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Emotion
Usually implies a positive feeling towards the subject of interest.
Her fascination with the stars resulted in a career in astronomy.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural References
Fascination might be tied to cultural or historical subjects that evoke curiosity.
There's a fascination about ancient Greek mythology that never gets old.
Pro Tip 1/3Personal Engagement
Indicates a personal interest or hobby that captivates one's attention regularly.
His fascination with model trains fills his spare time.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Emotion
Usually implies a positive feeling towards the subject of interest.
Her fascination with the stars resulted in a career in astronomy.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural References
Fascination might be tied to cultural or historical subjects that evoke curiosity.
There's a fascination about ancient Greek mythology that never gets old.
Pro Tip 1/3Personal Engagement
Indicates a personal interest or hobby that captivates one's attention regularly.
His fascination with model trains fills his spare time.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Emotion
Usually implies a positive feeling towards the subject of interest.
Her fascination with the stars resulted in a career in astronomy.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural References
Fascination might be tied to cultural or historical subjects that evoke curiosity.
There's a fascination about ancient Greek mythology that never gets old.
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Julian Baggini: Is there...
and this is supposed to reveal something about your core personality. And of course, the popular fascination with this is enormous. In magazines like this, you'll see, in the bottom left corner, they'll advertise in virtually every issue some kind of personality thing.
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Filming Lions Hunting...
we've got it but i don't feel elated i just feel sad for the elephant but it was worth it because it's capturing a new piece of behavior and i think that giving people a fascination and a wonder of the natural world is a really um it's a really important thing to do i
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Can Nature Make Us...
so what's going on here well one of the ways that we try and explain how natural environments can help us recover from stressful fatigue is by using attention restoration theory and this invokes this wonderful idea of soft fascination so something like
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Your elusive creative...
I am a writer. Writing books is my profession but it's more than that, of course. It is also my great lifelong love and fascination. And I don't expect that that's ever going to change. But, that said, something kind of peculiar has happened recently
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Larry Smith: Why you...
and why you're going to fail. First reason is that no matter how many times people tell you, "If you want a great career, you have to pursue your passion, you have to pursue your dreams, you have to pursue the greatest fascination in your life,"
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What really matters at...
the fascination as I watched it melt and turn into water. In that moment, just being any part of this planet in this universe mattered more to me than whether I lived or died. That little snowball packed all the inspiration I needed
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The stories of water PIPE...
by these mini floods and aware that the water will soon rise again aquariums are a lifelong fascination I love these fabricated transplanted Ecology's separated from the viewer only by a sheet of clear glass that for me
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The exceptional life of...
He used his scientific expertise to pioneer new agricultural methods on his family's tobacco farm. His fascination with the natural world also led to a study on the plague life cycle of locusts.
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Top 5 Slithering Snake...
of reptiles in the world our fear of snakes is really a fear of vipers yet it's mixed with fascination too
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Sharks at Night:...
the fear turned into fascination what I learned was it's the world's biggest lie
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Julian Baggini: Is there...
and this is supposed to reveal something about your core personality. And of course, the popular fascination with this is enormous. In magazines like this, you'll see, in the bottom left corner, they'll advertise in virtually every issue some kind of personality thing.
Video examples
Filming Lions Hunting...
we've got it but i don't feel elated i just feel sad for the elephant but it was worth it because it's capturing a new piece of behavior and i think that giving people a fascination and a wonder of the natural world is a really um it's a really important thing to do i
Video examples
Can Nature Make Us...
so what's going on here well one of the ways that we try and explain how natural environments can help us recover from stressful fatigue is by using attention restoration theory and this invokes this wonderful idea of soft fascination so something like
Video examples
Your elusive creative...
I am a writer. Writing books is my profession but it's more than that, of course. It is also my great lifelong love and fascination. And I don't expect that that's ever going to change. But, that said, something kind of peculiar has happened recently
Video examples
Larry Smith: Why you...
and why you're going to fail. First reason is that no matter how many times people tell you, "If you want a great career, you have to pursue your passion, you have to pursue your dreams, you have to pursue the greatest fascination in your life,"
Video examples
What really matters at...
the fascination as I watched it melt and turn into water. In that moment, just being any part of this planet in this universe mattered more to me than whether I lived or died. That little snowball packed all the inspiration I needed
Video examples
The stories of water PIPE...
by these mini floods and aware that the water will soon rise again aquariums are a lifelong fascination I love these fabricated transplanted Ecology's separated from the viewer only by a sheet of clear glass that for me
Video examples
The exceptional life of...
He used his scientific expertise to pioneer new agricultural methods on his family's tobacco farm. His fascination with the natural world also led to a study on the plague life cycle of locusts.
Video examples
Top 5 Slithering Snake...
of reptiles in the world our fear of snakes is really a fear of vipers yet it's mixed with fascination too
Video examples
Sharks at Night:...
the fear turned into fascination what I learned was it's the world's biggest lie
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Quote examples
Johnny Depp
American Actor
I have known plenty of people who, in their later years, had the energy of children and the kind of curiosity and fascination with things like little children. I think we can keep that, and I think it's important to keep that part of staying young. But I also think it's great fun growing old.
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Juno Temple
English Actress
There's such an array of brilliant roles for young women. You read all these amazing young women going through different stages in their life - different stages, different fascinations, different textualities, different friendships.
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Elie Wiesel
American Novelist
When did I learn the Bible? When I was four or five years old. It's still the pull of my childhood, a fascination with the vanished world, and I can find everything except that world.
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John Sandford
American Novelist
I've always had a fascination with the technical and small-scale aspects of life - the national media seem to have more interest in the sweeping political views.
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Joshua Oppenheimer
British Director
I think we are fascinated and scared by evil at the same time. I think it's important not to suppress our fascination but to walk into it with open eyes.
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Jonathan Miles
For me, alcohol has this endless fascination that there's this substance that can enhance life so beautifully and destroy it so completely.
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Jose Saramago
Portuguese Writer
Death is present every day in our lives. It's not that I take pleasure in the morbid fascination of it, but it is a fact of life.
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Nicholas Lea
Canadian Actor
I think everyone has some fascination with what's outside our existence. It's a constant journey to find the truth.
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Joel Edgerton
Australian Actor
There's definitely a fascination with crime stories and stories of characters acting out against authority.
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Cindy Sherman
American Photographer
I have had a lifelong fascination with horror movies, scary movies, how they work.
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Johnny Depp
American Actor
I have known plenty of people who, in their later years, had the energy of children and the kind of curiosity and fascination with things like little children. I think we can keep that, and I think it's important to keep that part of staying young. But I also think it's great fun growing old.
Quote examples
Juno Temple
English Actress
There's such an array of brilliant roles for young women. You read all these amazing young women going through different stages in their life - different stages, different fascinations, different textualities, different friendships.
Quote examples
Elie Wiesel
American Novelist
When did I learn the Bible? When I was four or five years old. It's still the pull of my childhood, a fascination with the vanished world, and I can find everything except that world.
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John Sandford
American Novelist
I've always had a fascination with the technical and small-scale aspects of life - the national media seem to have more interest in the sweeping political views.
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Joshua Oppenheimer
British Director
I think we are fascinated and scared by evil at the same time. I think it's important not to suppress our fascination but to walk into it with open eyes.
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Jonathan Miles
For me, alcohol has this endless fascination that there's this substance that can enhance life so beautifully and destroy it so completely.
Quote examples
Jose Saramago
Portuguese Writer
Death is present every day in our lives. It's not that I take pleasure in the morbid fascination of it, but it is a fact of life.
Quote examples
Nicholas Lea
Canadian Actor
I think everyone has some fascination with what's outside our existence. It's a constant journey to find the truth.
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Joel Edgerton
Australian Actor
There's definitely a fascination with crime stories and stories of characters acting out against authority.
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Cindy Sherman
American Photographer
I have had a lifelong fascination with horror movies, scary movies, how they work.
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